Robotic explorers may usher in lunar 'water rush'
Sunday, November 18, 2012 - 11:30
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—The American space program stands at the cusp of a "water rush" to the moon by several companies developing robotic prospectors for launch in the near future, according to a NASA scientist considering how to acquire and use water ice believed to be at the poles of the moon.